Trey Hendrickson Update

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(10 hours ago)SunsetBengal Wrote: No, it wasn't. At that time neither Geno, nor the team knew that he was going do develop a physical issue that would lead to him retiring from the game. Don't forget, those contracts didn't include the massive amount of percentage guaranteed like they do now, so most of that money was left on the table when he retired. If anything that deal was a gesture of respect for a player who had given his all to the team for his entire career. Geno was able to retire with dignity and financial security. 

He was on the south side of 30 years old.  Unless you were delusional and thought he would age like wine, you had to expect a dramatic drop in performance over the coming years.  He also got $15 mil at signing, plus another $23.5 million in salary in '19 and '20.  Even more painful is he didn't retire straight away, holding out hope that he could still play, forcing the club to cut him in '21 and eat $5.2 mil in dead cap in a year they were a defensive stop or a half decent G from being SB champs.